Bluhm Park

West Lake via Muskego Recreation Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 4 min

West Lake via Muskego Recreation Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Bluhm Park near Woodcrest Heights, WI. The route reaches West Lake at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi774 – 801 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.87765, -88.15975
Nearest town Woodcrest Heights, WI

Directions

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West Lake via Muskego Recreation Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 775–802 ft

Out & Back · Bluhm Park

Trailhead: 42.87765, -88.15975

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 1.6 miBear right onto Muskego Recreation Trail, heading NE.
  12. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miReach West Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  25. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

53% paved26% gravel13% grass8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 5:02 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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